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Mar. 30, 2015 — Fasting in combination with chemotherapy has already been shown to kill cancer cells, but a pair of new studies in mice suggests that a less-toxic class of drugs combined with fasting may kill ... full story

Mar. 30, 2015 — Low pre-surgery uptake of a labeled glucose analogue, a marker of metabolic activity, in the primary tumor of patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer is associated with increased overall ... full story

Mar. 26, 2015 — Men with a high fitness level in midlife appear to be at lower risk for lung and colorectal cancer, but not prostate cancer, and that higher fitness level also may put them at lower risk of death if ... full story

Mar. 26, 2015 — Despite declines in the number of youths who smoke cigarettes, hookah or water pipe use continues to rise among Canadian youth, a new study reports. The study found that almost one in four high ... full story

Mar. 18, 2015 — The molecular mechanism of cancer development caused by well-known 'resistance' mutations in the gene called epidermal growth factor receptor has been revealed by researchers for the first time. ... full story

Mar. 5, 2015 — Nanoparticles can function as carriers for medicines to combat lung cancer, scientists say, after developing nanocarriers that site-selectively release medicines/drugs at the tumor site in human and ... full story

Mar. 2, 2015 — The lung transcription factor Nkx2-1 is an important gene regulating lung formation and normal respiratory functions after birth. Alterations in the expression of this transcription factor can lead ... full story

Mar. 2, 2015 — A novel role for a signaling mechanism in lung cells that permanently places them into a state of suspended animation called senescence has been identified by a team of researchers. Alive but unable ... full story

Feb. 26, 2015 — A study examined the feasibility of using circulating free DNA from blood samples of patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer as a surrogate for tumor biopsies to determine tumor-causing ... full story

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Tumors Grown in Dishes Could Help Customize Cancer Treatment

Reuters - Innovations Video Online (Mar. 23, 2015) — Researchers are using laser light to probe tiny samples of tumors to gauge their metabolic activity when dosed with a variety of cancer drugs. Their goal is to pinpoint the most effective drugs for patients on an individual basis by growing and scanning pieces of their tumor in the lab before they begin chemo. Ben Gruber reports.
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S.Africa Man Cured of Extreme Drug Resistant TB

AFP (Mar. 23, 2015) — As the world recognises Tuberculosis Day, one man in South Africa -- where the illness is particularly prevalent -- is preparing for a new life after ten years of battling an extreme drug resistant form of the disease. Duration: 01:08
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Cutting Off the Blood Supply to Prostate Cancer

Reuters - Innovations Video Online (Feb. 18, 2015) — Scientists in the UK are developing a new treatment that could halt the growth of tumours in patients with prostate cancer by targeting a key molecule that influences how tumours form new blood vessels. Matthew Stock reports
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All Lung Cancer News

Mar. 30, 2015 — Fasting in combination with chemotherapy has already been shown to kill cancer cells, but a pair of new studies in mice suggests that a less-toxic class of drugs combined with fasting may kill ... full story

Mar. 30, 2015 — Low pre-surgery uptake of a labeled glucose analogue, a marker of metabolic activity, in the primary tumor of patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer is associated with increased overall ... full story

Mar. 26, 2015 — Men with a high fitness level in midlife appear to be at lower risk for lung and colorectal cancer, but not prostate cancer, and that higher fitness level also may put them at lower risk of death if ... full story

Mar. 26, 2015 — Despite declines in the number of youths who smoke cigarettes, hookah or water pipe use continues to rise among Canadian youth, a new study reports. The study found that almost one in four high ... full story

Mar. 18, 2015 — The molecular mechanism of cancer development caused by well-known 'resistance' mutations in the gene called epidermal growth factor receptor has been revealed by researchers for the first ... full story

Mar. 18, 2015 — Regarding lung cancer, the early repeat scan rate for suspicious findings decreased by more than 80 percent with the second and subsequent low-dose computed tomography screens, but emphasizes the ... full story

Mar. 5, 2015 — Nanoparticles can function as carriers for medicines to combat lung cancer, scientists say, after developing nanocarriers that site-selectively release medicines/drugs at the tumor site in human and ... full story

Mar. 2, 2015 — The lung transcription factor Nkx2-1 is an important gene regulating lung formation and normal respiratory functions after birth. Alterations in the expression of this transcription factor can lead ... full story

Mar. 2, 2015 — A novel role for a signaling mechanism in lung cells that permanently places them into a state of suspended animation called senescence has been identified by a team of researchers. Alive but unable ... full story

Feb. 26, 2015 — A study examined the feasibility of using circulating free DNA from blood samples of patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer as a surrogate for tumor biopsies to determine tumor-causing ... full story

Feb. 24, 2015 — The most common type of ovarian cancer is more deadly if it consists of a patchwork of different groups of cells, according to a new study. Serous ovarian cancers containing a variety of ... full story

Feb. 24, 2015 — A decline in smoking rates may mean that many people who could have benefited from early detection of lung cancer are dying because they don’t qualify for low-dose CT scans, according to a group of ... full story

Feb. 24, 2015 — An analysis of lung cancer incidence and screening found a decline in the proportion of patients with lung cancer meeting high-risk screening criteria, suggesting that an increasing number of ... full story

Feb. 19, 2015 — A promising new therapeutic target for prostate cancer has been found by researchers, offering evidence that a newly discovered member of a family of cell surface proteins called G-protein coupled ... full story

Feb. 19, 2015 — Tumors require blood to emerge and spread. That is why scientists believe that targeting blood vessel cells known as pericytes may offer a potential new therapeutic approach when combined with ... full story

Feb. 18, 2015 — New research reveals a high value of scans which could lead to future change of reimbursement policies for follow-up positron emission tomography/computed tomography studies in lung cancer. The study ... full story

Feb. 14, 2015 — Medical researchers are evaluating a revolutionary device which detects lung cancer in early stages. It is hoped that the LuCID (Lung Cancer Indicator Detection) program will lead to a non-invasive ... full story

Feb. 10, 2015 — Results of the NELSON lung cancer screening trial using low dose computed tomography can be used to predict the effect of population-based screening on the Dutch population even though there were ... full story

Feb. 10, 2015 — A new study provides hope that the therapeutic agent SapC-DOPS could be used for treatment of lung cancer. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, followed by environmental and ... full story

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